Properties (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Texas_Central_Railway
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Texas_and_New_Orleans_Railroad |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:finish |
1982
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1871
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Economic_development_in_Texas
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Facilitated westward expansion
Contributed to the establishment of national parks First transcontinental railroad in Texas Contributed to the cattle industry Involved in the land grant system Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_universities_in_Texas Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Railroad_Commission Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Public_Safety Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_State_Fair Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Criminal_Justice Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Aging_and_Disability_Services Involved_in_the_development_of_oil_industry_in_Texas Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Environmental_Quality Facilitated_the_movement_of_settlers_to_Texas Facilitated_tourism_in_the_Southwest Facilitated_trade_between_Texas_and_California Involved_in_the_Great_Depression_recovery_efforts Involved_in_the_establishment_of_cities_in_Texas Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Rangers Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Housing_and_Community_Affairs Involved_in_the_establishment_of_military_bases_in_Texas Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Transportation Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Insurance Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Parks_and_Wildlife_Department Involved_in_the_integration_of_railroads_in_the_U.S. Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_State_Capitol Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_State_Health_Services Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Historical_Commission Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Education_Agency Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Agriculture Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Department_of_Family_and_Protective_Services Involved_in_the_development_of_the_American_Southwest Provided_transportation_for_military_during_World_War_II Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Workforce_Commission Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Commission_on_the_Arts Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Texas_Commission_on_Environmental_Quality |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Texas & Pacific Railway
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
Texas_and_the_Pacific_Coast
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_J._McCulloch
gptkb:Robert_S._Lovett |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Transcontinental railroad connections
|
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
passenger services passenger trains freight trains |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
Defunct
|
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 1,200 miles
Texas_to_California El_Paso_to_Los_Angeles Fort_Worth_to_El_Paso |
| gptkbp:service_area |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:training |
1,200 miles
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|